Treatment of addicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina--constraints and opportunities.

Chronology of important historical events in Bosnia and Herzegovina during past two centuries indirectly influenced the incidence and prevalence of different psychoactive substances use and thus the organization of services for the treatment of persons who develop addiction symptoms. The organization of health system in the last war, 1992-1995, suffered enormous damage and the reform process which inevitably followed, included the area of mental health care services and the establishment of network of centers for mental health in the community (CMHC). The centers are functioning within the primary health care almost in whole country, with specialized centers for the prevention and treatment of addicts and the therapeutic communities, which today represents the basic organizational units to help people who have drug related issues.

The organisation of mental health services in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) is located on the western part of the Balkan Peninsula. It has an area of 51 210 km and a population of 3 972 000. According to the Dayton Agreement of November 1995, which ended the 1992-95 war, BH comprises two 'entities' - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBH) and the Republic of Srpska (RS) - and the District of Brcko.

Regional collaboration in reconstruction of mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The war in the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995 destroyed the mainly hospital-based mental health care system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This report summarizes the situation before and after the war and describes efforts to rebuild and reform mental health services under politically and economically challenging conditions. As a result of these efforts, there are now 39 multidisciplinary community mental health centers that are linked to primary care and that aim to provide prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of mental disorders.

Frequency of the antipsychotic therapy acute side effects in the treatment of acute psychosis.

Antipsychotic drugs produce a wide spectrum of physiological actions. Some of these effects differ among the various classes of antipsychotics. This medications have indications in the treatment of acute psychotic disorders.

Some historical remarks and current state of mental health services in bosnia and herzegovina.

In this paper we have presented historical overview of development of psychiatric services in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Special attention was given to the recent war destruction (l992-l995), as well as to the reconstruction and reform of mental health services within a frame of newly introduced mental health strategy.

[Characteristics of the dangerous and harmful use of alcohol and psychoactive drugs in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the postwar period].

Problems related to abuse of various psychoactive substances started in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the early eighties of the twentieth century. This is proven by the data from Counseling for the prevention and treatment of drug addiction that was working since 1978 until 1992 at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Clinical Center of Sarajevo University. At the end of 1991 this center registered 1000 drug users among which 50 was heroin addicts on the Methadone maintenance treatment.

[Abuse of psychoactive substances by adolescents in rural and urban environments].

It is well known that drug abuse is common in early adolescence with almost the same epidemiological characteristics in economical developed and undeveloped countries. Aim of this study is to compare drug abuse among adolescents in the urban and rural areas. Research covers 600 adolescents equal gender and age distribution.